Clutch-release lever



.|. R. EDICK.

CLUTCH RELEASE LEVER.

APPLICATION 'FILED 1uLY18,1919.

1,41 3,837. Patented Apr. 25, 1922..

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

Eg u j `'citizen of they United` States, residing at .ioiin n. Enron, or

To all @einemA t mayjcaccrm n Be ity known'that. I, JOHN R. Enron, ai

Hubbard, in the county of Hardin and Statel of Iowa, have invented certain new and use,-y ful Improvementsin Clutch-Release'Levers, l of which" the following isy a speciiication;

This invention relates to a'clutch release` particularly designed for use on-tFordson? V tractors, andan object of the inventionvis to provide means which gmay'bei attached.to. the v clutch pedal of a `I1`ordson tractor. without' necessitating Yany alterationtheretm and by meansof which the clutch pedal may be operated to release the clutch arm or clutch while the operator is standing upon the ground.

' In Fordson tractors, the clutch Vpedal is so arranged, that to'operate it in releasing vthe clutch, it is necessary for the operator to be seated upon the seat of the. tractor,

respective pedals and levers.

and since these tractors are extensively used, while stationary, as power plants for driving various types of machinery, such as hay bailers, threshing machines, or the lilre, it is sometimes quite inconvenient to shift the gears, and also operate the clutch release which must be operated prior to the shifting of the gears, from the ground, it requiring unnecessary time for the operator to 'mount the seat of the tractor and then operate the .It is an object of this invention to provide a lever which may be easily and conveniently attached to the clutch release arm or pedal so that this arm or pedal may be operated from the ground, thus overcoming the inconveniences above set forth, and also to provide a clutch releasing lever structure which is simple in construction and durable, as well as one which maybe manufactured for or at a relatively small cost.

Other objects of theinvention will appear in the following detaileddescription taken in connection 'with the vaccompanying 'draw`r ings, forming a part of this specificatiom, and in which drawings:v

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a cFordson7 tractor having one traction wheel-removed and showing the improved clutch release lever attached thereto.v t l Figure 2 is a perspective view of the lever showing it applied, andl of the lever with the 'attaching adjusted position and conseo `the pedall 'arm 5 nirnisnnn' iowa. l

CLUTCH-RELEASE LEVER.

l Figure is a fragmentary section through the lever illustrating its son tract/or A is connectedfinfthe usual man ner to the clutch niechanismyand-*it isp'rovided with the angular-portion SeXtending manner of attach# nient tothe clutchv pedal or arm.` j'

laterally from the clutchihousing B having 'i its outer` end, merging into lt he r rearwardly extending the releaselever 1`O'Iis attached.

Vportion formingsubstantially a rightangle, and it is at this angular por-l 10 is connected, at its lower end to 13 which extends through the parallel upper and lower portionsv of the clamping plate structure 11. A bracingarm 14 maybe formed integrally with orl attached tothe attaching plate structure 11 and itis -at-` tached to the lever 10 above the connection ture as shown at 12.` This levar which is preferably formed of a single piece of flat strip or bar metal bent to provide plate struc- 10 extends upwardly through a guiding quadrant l5,

parallel lengths, one engaging lupon' either j side of the lever 10 which is clearly shown in Figure 2 of the drawings. The ends of the parallel lengthsv of the guiding'quadrant 15 are then bent outwardly to form `attaching ears 16 by means of which the guidinoL quadrant 15 is attached to the tractor A. dog or pawl 17 is pivotally carried by the lever 10 and-is adapted to engage either ofy the spaced notches 18 orv 19 formed in the guiding quadrant 15 to hold'the lever lO'in the pawl 17 in the usual manner by a wire or rod 21l so as to permit operation of the pawl 17k to move it out of either of thel v notches 18 or 19. Y

By means ofv the'lever structure 10 the clutch pedal or arm 5 may be operated tov release-the clutch, from Athe ground alongside thev tractor A and'through the medium of the j pawl 17 land the notches 18 or 19,l the lever and consequently the clutch pedal 5 may be held in adjusted positions to maintain the clutch pedal in such position during the shifting of the gears or for any desired time.

2. The combination With the clutch pedal arm of a tractor, of a hand lever, an' attaching plate connected to said hand lever and engaging over the. clntchpedal arm for connecting the hand lever and clutch pedal arm for synchronous movement.

3.V The combination with the clutch pedal arm of' a tractor7 of a hand lever, an attaching plate connected to said hand lever and engaging over the clutch pedal arm for rrigidly connecting the hand lever and clutch pedal arm for ysynchronous movement, a

. stationary guiding quadrant adapted to be carried by the tractor and having notches therein, and means carried by said leverrarm for engagement with said notches to hold 'the clutch pedal arm is adj ustedpo'sition.

4l. The combination with a clutch pedal arm of a clutch, of van attaching plate engagingover saidclutch pedal arm, ajhand lever, a bracing arm rigidly disposed upon said hand lever and engaging said attaching plate for operation of the'clutch pedal arm by the hand lever.

5. The combination with the clutch pedalk arm of a clutch, of a handlever, an attaching `plate connected to said'hand lever and engaging over the clutch pedal arm f for connecting the hand lever and clutch pedal arm for synehronousmovement, andmeans Jfor holding said 4lever vin adjusted positionf 6. The combination vWith aY shaft, 'of va foot pedal rigidly connected to said shaft,

an attaching plate detacliably mounted-overV said foot pedal and shaft, and ahand lever mounted onvsaid attachingplate for operat` ingV said shaft. g JOHN R. EDICK. 

